Wuyuan in autumn is absolutely stunning, as rated by National Geographic
Spring comes and goes, and when spring arrives, can autumn be far behind? Let me give you an early recommendation for the most beautiful autumn scenery. Where is the most beautiful autumn in China? The ancient village of Hongcun in Jiangxi Province, rated as "the most beautiful ancient village" by Chinese National Geographic, definitely makes the list.
【2023 Wuyuan Hongcun Autumn Viewing Schedule】
☀ Sunning Autumn: Early August to Mid-December
🌾 Autumn Harvest: Mid-September to Mid-October
🌼 Chrysanthemum: Early October to Mid-November
🍅 Persimmons: Mid-October to Mid-January of the following year
🍁 Red Maple: Early November to Mid-December
🍂 Ginkgo: Mid-November to Early December
The beauty of Wuyuan Hongcun lies in its multiple dimensions: the beauty of the Hui-style architecture with grey tiles and white walls; the three-dimensional beauty of the ancient village built against the mountain; the beautiful autumn sunning scenes of each household; the beauty of the mix and overlay of many colors; the beauty of the quiet stone paths in the early morning; the beauty of the lights of thousands of homes at sunset...
🚗 Transportation: Take the high-speed train to Wuyuan Station, then take a scenic area bus or taxi directly to the scenic area, and take a cable car up to the scenic area
🎫 Ticket: Scenic area ticket + round-trip cable car 145
🏨 Accommodation: Scenic area autumn sunning lodging, with views from the window
🚡 Cable Car: Earliest entry to the scenic area at 8:30; latest exit from the scenic area at 20:30, be mindful of the time
🍜 Cuisine: Hongcun has a snack street, several cafes, dessert shops, and Tianjie Food Mansion to choose from, truly rich
📌 Viewing, photography, and experience recommendations-
【Best Check-in Spots】
✅ Wuguitang: The best view for shooting the popular scene of opening windows to sun autumn and also an excellent spot for watching the sunset glow
✅ Sunning Workshop: You can see the characteristic sunning autumn scenes with layers upon layers, and get up close to the sunning autumn
✅ Photography Bar: The best spot for shooting sunset, evening glow, and night scenes, and you can also capture the Patriotic Wall
✅ Sunning Autumn Platform: Located at the highest point of Hongcun ancient village, you can overlook the entire village
✅ Persimmon Tree: Many persimmon trees line the village roads, with the largest one located below the Sunning Workshop, full of lantern-red fruits from late autumn to winter
✅ Patriotic Wall: A wall on Tianjie, next to the cafe door, with a coffee cup that reads "Hongcun" which you can borrow for check-in photos
✅ Huaxi Water Street: Stay in a homestay in the scenic area, and shoot here early the next morning for a fairy-like feeling, suitable for wearing ancient costumes
✅ Hongcun Sunning Cottage: I personally like it very much, inside it's written with poetic, nostalgic, and small feelings about the ancient village. Located next to the steps going up from the ancient village's grand stage, if you don't know, it's recommended to ask around.
✅ Various ancient village specialty foods: Making glutinous rice cakes, printing cakes, frying oil dumplings, shaking puffed rice... These childhood memory foods are all made on-site, good for photos and tasty, don't miss out.
✅ Tianjie Barber Shop: There's a barber shop on Tianjie, just one chair, and the small house you enter next to it is a check-in spot, with the person inside and the photographer standing far away, you can capture a perfect blend of person and scenery
Wuyuan Huangling is still a very good place. Although there is no rape in May, the historical and cultural heritage of the ancient village is still very deep. Walking in the village, the mood is quite good.
When I went to Huangling in April, a large number of yellow rape blossoms were gone. There are still a lot of flowers in the second phase above. It rained when the ancient village was in, and there were many stairs to climb. There are many flowers in the middle of the attraction.
The Guling that I was thinking about finally came, the scenery was good, the rainy day was still quite a lot of people, the price increased during the festival, except for the scenery, the ropeway seemed to have nothing to play, and there was no show. . .
There is a pursuit of relaxation; there is a feeling of amazement; there is a beauty called unforgettable life. Wuyuan Huangling, a place that has raised the upper limit of my aesthetics. Finally met it in this late spring season! Walking through Huaxishui Street to listen to the gurgling water in the stones of Lushan. Climb up the terraced sea of flowers to see the yellow rapeseed flowers. Step up the sun workshop to see the autumn family will show the harvest and joy in the colorful ripples. The charm of Huangling lies not only in the beauty of the scenery, but also in its deep historical atmosphere. The bricks and tiles here contain the vicissitudes of the world over a hundred years. Zhuxu Hall, Shende Hall was also a mansion of the Hui's fame. But I regret it a little bit. Because of work reasons, I often go to the village, I am worried that the landscape villages of Wuyuan will be no longer interested in the villages that are common. Maybe this is "Wuyuan returns not to see the village". [Transportation] There is a shuttle bus to Guling at the Repulse Bay, which runs every hour. There is also a shuttle bus to Guling outside the train station. [Accommodation] There are also accommodations on Guling Mountain, but reservations are required. People with insufficient budgets can live at the entrance of Guling Scenic Area. [Diet] There are almost all food in Guling, and those with insufficient budgets can bring their own food.
Meet Wuyuan, feel the beauty of fresh nature, a poetic landscape painting. Walk around Wuyuan and enjoy the rural style. Known as the most beautiful countryside in China. Walk into Wuyuan and feel the tranquil pastoral life. In Wuyuan, you can get close to nature and relax. Walk on the country roads, listen to the sound of the flowing water, and feel the fun of rural life.
The first time I placed an order on Trip.com to buy tickets for scenic spots, it was very convenient and fast. It was the cable car 🚡 There were too many people queuing down the mountain. I took the cable car for five minutes and waited in line for an hour and a half. There was no way. I rushed to Wuyuan Guling rapeseed flowers in the right season.
The scenery is beautiful, 10,000 acres of rape blossoms are very pleasant! The ancient buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties are even more distinctive. The characteristics of Huizhou architecture are white walls and gray tiles, and the carving technology is amazing! The historical beauty of the carved beams and columns is well preserved!
The characteristics of the rapeseed flowers in Wuyuan are different from other regions. In addition to the endless rapeseed flowers in the Wuyuan Plain, the cross section of the mountain is transformed into terraces, forming the endless rapeseed sea in the terraces. The Guling Terraces are known as the "ten most beautiful terraces in the world". After the rape blossoms bloom every year, the overlooking view of the flower sea of the Huangling terraces is like a "fingerprint of God" and a golden "Tai Chi map". In addition to the pink wall and dark tile buildings of the unique Huizhou architecture, rape blossoms bloom every March. The combination of landscape and countryside is like a natural ink painting. The rapeseed flowers in Wuyuan are blooming every March.